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Vern Foltz
No. 26
Date of birth	August 27, 1918
Place of birth	Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	December 31, 1947 (aged 29)
Place of death	Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle; Center
US college	St. Vincent
Career history
As player
1944	Washington Redskins
1945	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Vernon Jay Foltz (August 27, 1918 – December 31, 1947) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, he attended St. Vincent College.

Foltz served in the United States Marines during World War II. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the temple on New Year's Eve 1947.^[1]

References

^ "Grid Coach is Suicide". The Morning Call. January 2, 1948. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.